SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Nia Mahbod
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.
HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., STE. 400
(Street)
JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Veris Residential, Inc. [ VRE ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units 03/12/2024 A(1)(2) 148,448 A $0(1) 366,571 D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 211,581(3) I By family limited liability company
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units $0(4) 03/12/2024 A 160,438 (5) (5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 160,438 $0(4) 160,438 D
Outperformance Vesting Restricted Stock Units $0(6) 03/12/2024 A 148,448 (7) (7) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 148,448 $0(6) 148,448 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On March 12, 2024, the reporting person was granted time vesting restricted stock units (each, a "TVRSU"). Each TVRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Veris Residential, Inc. (the "Company").
2. The TVRSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 12, 2025.
3. Includes 97,892 shares of Common Stock previously transferred by the reporting person to his family limited liability company in transactions exempt from Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
4. On March 12, 2024, the reporting person was granted performance vesting restricted stock units (each, a "PVRSU"). Each PVRSU represents represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock.
5. Fifty percent (50%) of the PVRSUs may vest over a three year period based on the attainment of absolute total stockholder return ("TSR") metrics by the Company over a three year performance period. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the PVRSUs may vest over a three year period based on the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of a select group of nineteen (19) peer REITs over the same three year performance period. PVRSUs may vest between 0% and 160% of the "target" performance level (the number of shares listed herein).
6. On March 12, 2024, the Company granted the reporting person outperformance vesting restricted stock units (each, a "OPVRSU"). Each OPVRSU represents represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock.
7. The OPVRSUs may vest on March 12, 2027 from 0% to 100% based on the attainment of certain levels of adjusted funds from operations per share for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
/s/ Mahbod Nia 03/14/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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